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The Erie SeaWolves' presence will be felt greatly in Toledo, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, this season. Among Toledo's 25 players on its opening-day roster, 15 are former SeaWolves.

Bruce Rondon, a closer candidate for the Tigers in spring training, will start the 2013 season with the Mud Hens after some rough outings in Lakeland (Fla.).

Toledo also features several players who could be called up to the major leagues at any time, including outfielders Nick Castellanos and Quintin Berry and infielder Danny Worth. It's unclear once Avisail Garcia comes off the disabled list if he will end up taking a roster spot in Detroit or starting in Toledo.

Castellanos is currently listed as the top prospect in the Detroit organization by MLB.com, while Rondon is No. 2 and Garcia is No. 3. Erie SeaWolves outfielders Tyler Collins and Daniel Fields are the Nos. 6 and 7 prospects, respectively.

Casey Crosby, who went 9-7 with a 4.10 ERA in Erie in 2011, will start this season back in Toledo. He has recovered well from Tommy John surgery in 2008 and has moved past missing 2010 with elbow inflammation to become the No. 5 prospect in the organization. In fact, he is the Tigers' second-rated pitching prospect behind Rondon.

- Former Erie SeaWolves outfielder Wilkin Ramirez made Major League Baseball history Monday. Ramirez, who made the Minnesota Twins' opening-day roster, pinch-hit for Pedro Florimon in the sixth inning of Minnesota's 4-2 loss to Detroit. His at-bat was the 5,000,000th appearance in MLB history. Ramirez spent three seasons with the SeaWolves before being traded to the Atlanta Braves in 2010. He was then signed by the Twins on Nov. 17, 2011.

- Altoona will host the 2014 Eastern League All-Star Game. The Curve announced earlier this week that the game is set for July 26, 2014, at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona. It will be the second time the Curve hosts the All-Star Game; they also hosted in 2006.